Ice-cream spoon.



R. NIELSEN.

ICE CREAM SPOON.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25, 1911.

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RASI/IUS NIELSEN, OF TROY, NEW YORK.

ICE-CREAM SPOON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, 1916.

i of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ice-Cream fiipoons; and I do hereby declare the f0llowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in ice cream spoons, and particularly to the construction disclosed in my Patent No. 1,132,870, dated March 213, 1915.

l-leretofore it has been difiicult to quickly and conveniently locate the scraper in the bowl, due to the fact that it is necessary to mesh the gears of the operating mechanism so as to accurately position the scraper to set and revolve exactly Within the confines of the bowl.

According to my present invention, I provide manual means for turning the gears, hence the scraper, so the latter may be con veniently removed, and when replaced said scraper will be set to insure it revolving wholly within said bowl.

The invention also relates to the specific details of construction and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

in the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved spoon, the scraper being shown in operative position in the bowl. .l ig. 2 is a similar view but showing the parts in position to remove the scraper. Fl 3 is a partial elevation, the scraper being shown in full lines in position to be removed, and in dotted position being removed. Fig. iis a plan view, the scraper being shown in position to be removed.

1, indicates a handle, 2, a bowl at one end thereof, 3, an open bearing between the bowl and handle, 1, a bearing depending from the handle and open at its bottom; 5, a shaft mounted in; the bearings 3 and 4:; 6, a scraper on the end of said shaft; 7, a gear wheel on the opposite end of said shaft; 9, a finger operatingmember pivoted to the handle and provided with gear teeth 10, which mesh with the gear wheel on the shaft; and 11, a spring which is attached to the finger operating member and the handle tohold the parts in normal position.

So far as the spoon thus far described is concerned, the construction is substantially the same as that disclosed in my before men tioned application, and it is not deemed necessary to describe the parts in detail to obtain a comprehensive understanding of my present invention.

To one side of the top of the finger memher 9, is a lug 16, provided with a threaded opening 17, in alinement with the side of the handle 1. Fitting in the threaded opening 17, is a screw 18, having preferably a milled head 19, the inner end of said screw normally engaging the side of the handle 1, which limits the movement of the finger element in one direction; consequently the movement of the scraper is also limited in one direction.

In operation, if it be desired to remove the scraper from the bowl, the screw 18, is operated to withdraw it through the perforated lug 16. This obviously, under the influence of the spring 11, causes the finger element 9, to turn, which also revolves the scraper. The teeth on the finger element are so related with reference to the teeth of the gear wheel 7, that the scraper will be turned up in alinemcnt with the'opcn bearing, as shown in Fig. 2. When this occurs the lug 16, abuts against the side of the handle 1, and holds the linger piece against furtl er rotation by the spring 11, and the teeth 10, and gear 7, are disengaged. The scraper having been brought into alinement with the open bearing 3, said scraper and its shaft can be moved back in the bearing to disengage the trunnion 20, from its bearing in the bowl, and also disengage the gear wheel 7, from the teeth 10, on the finger element. Then the scraper and shaft can be tilted and entirely removed from the spoon and cleaned or repaired as the case might be. To again assemble the parts, the scraper is inserted through the open bearing, and the shaft and trunnion 20 are placed in alinement with the respective bearings, and then moved forwardly into the latter. The gear 7, at this time is also in position to be engaged by the gearteeth 10, on the finger operating element 9. Now the screw 18, is turned, which also turns the finger element, and the scraper. Immediately the scraper commences to turn toward the bowl, it of course passes the open end of the bearing and is prevented from being disengaged. The screw 18, is further turned until the edge of the scraper comes into the plane 01 the top edge of the bowl as shown in Fig. 1. By this means the parts are so located that in every instance the gear teeth and the scraper always maintain the same relation ship so that the scraper an be quickly and conveniently replaced in the bowl of the spoon.

The improvement is of vital importance in a spoon of this type as it avoids the dilficulty heretofore experienced in assembling the parts. The screw effectually limits the movement of the parts so that if the scraper is to be removed it will be brought into proper position, while on the other hand, when assembling the scraper, the gears will be so arranged that the scraper will make a halt revolution when the finger element is pressed against the handle.

To reinforce the bearing for the trunnion :20, I provide a boss 21, which provides a substantial seat to receive said trunnion.

What I claim is:

1. In an ice cream spoon, the combination of a handle, a bowl, a scraper, an open bearing between the bowl and handle, a scraper which operates in the bearing, a finger operated element pivoted on the handle for revolving the scraper, a spring for operating the scraper in one direction, and adjustable means mounted on the finger operated element to engage with the handle to limit the movement of said element in the spring pressed direction, said means when adjusted permitting the spring to turn the scraper in registry with the open bearing for removal of said scraper from the bowl.

2. In a spoon of the character described the combination or" a handle, a bowl, a scraper, a spindle connected to the scraper, an open bearing for the spindle, a finger operated element for revolving the scraper, and means including an adjusting screw on the finger operated element for permitting the positioning of the scraper adjacent the open bearing whereby said scraper may be withdrawn from the bowl, said means also serving to adjust the position of the scraper in the bowl and to limit its movement therein.

3. In a spoon of the character described, the combination of a handle, a bowl, a spring actuated scraper, a spindle connected to the scraper, an open bearing for the spindle, a finger operated element for revolving the spring actuated scraper in one direction, and an adjustable stop on the finger operated element which cooperates with the handle for permitting the spring actuated scraper to position itself with reference to the open bearing to be withdrawn when the adjustable stop is drawn.

4. In a spoon of the class described, the

combination of a handle, a hemi-spherical bowl on the end of the handle, there being an open bearing between the hemi-spherical bowl and handle, a shaft fitting in the open bearing, a gear on the shaft, a scraper on the end of the shaft and operated in the hemispherical bowl, a pivoted finger operated element 011 the handle, gear teeth on the finger operated element which engage the gear, a spring for operating the scraper in one direction, a lug on the finger operated element, and movable means carried by the lug for permitting the spindle to be rotated to bring the scraper adjacent the open bearing, whereby said scraper may be with drawn from the bowl.

5. In a spoon of the character described, the combination of a handle, a bowl, a scraper, a spindle extending from the scraper, an open bearing for the spindle, a finger operated piece, gears between the latter and the scraper, a spring for turning the scraper in one direction, a lug on the finger operated piece, and a screw fitting in the lug and cooperating with the handle for limiting the movement of the scraper, and when properly adjusted permitting the positioning of the scraper adjacent the open bearing, whereby said scraper may be withdrawn.

6. In a spoon of the class described, the combination of a handle, a bowl and scraper, there being an open bearing between the bowl and handle, means for operating the scraper, and means cooperating with the operating means for adjusting the scraper to bring it in alinement with the open bearing to permit it to be removed, and to adjust the operating means to lock the scraper in position in the bowl to cause it to traverse only the inside of the bowl when the operating means is moved.

7. A spoon of the class described, the combination of a handle, a bowl, a scraper, there being an open bearing adjacent the bowl, operating means including rotative parts, part of which extends through the open bearing, a lug on part of the operating means, and a screw co'ciperating with the lug to permit rotation of the scraper to bring same in alinement with the open bearing, whereby said scraper may be removed, and to adjust the latter to locate it in the bowl to insure of its traversing only the inner surface of the bowl.

8. An ice cream spoon of the class described, comprising a handle, a bowl, there being an open bearing between the handle and bowl, a scraper, rotative means including a pivoted finger element for operating the scraper, a lug on the finger element, and means when adjusted in one direction cooperating with the lug for adjusting the operating means to position the scraper in the bowl, and when adjusted in the opposite direction permitting movement of the operating means to position the scraper in alinement with the open bearing whereby the scraper may be withdrawn, the lug abutting against the handle when the scraper is in alinement with said bearing.

9. In an ice cream spoon of the character described, comprising a bowl and a handle, a scraper operating in the bowl, a spindle on the scraper, an open bearing for the spindle, a spring for operating the scraper in one direction, the tension of the spring serving to position the scraper in a normal operative position in the bowl, a finger operated element for operating the scraper in opposition to the spring tension, and an adjustable stop on the finger operated element for holding the scraper under its spring tension in normal operative position when in one position and when said stop is in another position said spring will rotate the scraper adjacent the open bearing to permit withdrawal of the scraper and spindle from the bowl.

10. An ice cream spoon comprising a bowl and scraper, a handle, a spindle on the scraper, an open bearing for the spindle, a finger operated element for rotating the scraper in the bowl, and an adjusting element on the'finger operated element to contact with the handle and limit the movement of the scraper in one direction in the bowl and to permit positioning of the scraper adjacent the open bearing whereby the scraper may be withdrawn.

11. An ice cream spoon comprising a bowl and scraper, a handle, a spindle on the scraper, an open bearing for the spindle, a finger operated element for rotating the scraper in the bowl, and an adjusting screw on the finger operated element to contact with the handle and limit the movement of the scraper in one direction in the bowl and to permit positioning of the scraper adjacent the open bearing whereby the scraper may be withdrawn.

12. An ice cream spoon comprising a bowl an d a removable scraper therein, a handle, a spindle on the scraper, an open bearing for the spindle, a finger operated element to operate the scraper, said element having a threaded lug, and a screw operating through the lug, said screw engaging the handle to adjust and limit the movement of the Copies of this patent may be obtained for &

scraper in one direction in the bowl and said lug being located to contact with the handle when the scraper is adjacent the open bearing thereby permitting withdrawal of the scraper from the bowl.

13. An ice cream spoon comprising a bowl and scraper, a handle, a finger operated piece pivoted to the handle and provided with a lug, means between the finger operated piece and the scraper to rotate the latter, and an adjusting element on the finger operated element which engages the handle to set and limit the position of the scraper in the bowl, the lug contacting with the handle when the gears are out of mesh to permit removal of the scraper when the adjusting element on the finger operated element is withdrawn from contact with the handle.

14. In a spoon of the character described, the combination of a handle, a bowl and scraper, a bearing for the scraper and through which said scraper is adapted to pass, means for operating the scraper, and adjustable means cooperating with the operating means for stopping the scraper in alinement with the bearing to permit it to be removed, and to adjust the operating means to lock the scraper in position in the bowl to cause it to traverse only the inside of the bowl when the operating means is moved.

15. In a spoon of the'character described, the combination of a handle, a bowl, a scraper, a spindle extending from the scraper, a bearing in which the spindle is detachably mounted, a finger operated piece having teeth, a gear on the spindle, a lug located between the finger operated piece and the handle to limit the movement of the scraper in one direction to permit of the removal of the scraper, and an adjustable element cooperating with the lug and the finger operated element to adjust the position of the scraper in the bowl and limit its movement therein in one direction.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

RASMUS NIELSEN.

Witnesses:

LEONARD II. GILES, NELS NIELSEN.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

